Utah acquires track for expansion. (Transit News).

Salt Lake City— Utah Transit Authority officials broke ground on Tuesday, Aug. 30, for the first phase of a commuter rail line linking Salt Lake City and Ogden — five years after residents of Salt Lake, Davis and Weber counties approved a sales tax increase to fund the local share ......

The path to building cost-effective and successful public transportation systems is long and slow. Over the life of a project, the construction phase often takes less time than the preliminary planning work required. It takes years to identify the need for new services, plan routes, obtain federal and local authorizations, ......

The January 23, 2006, issue of Rocky Mountain Construction included a cover feature on construction of a commuter rail transit line between Salt Lake City and Ogden (actually Pleasant View, just northwest of Ogden). Steadily increasing population density along the Wasatch Front may make this line at least justifiable, though ......

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT An Issue for the Voters Light rail transit (LRT) is an electrically propelled high-capacity rail transit system. It can operate either in mixed traffic with automobiles or on exclusive right-of-way routes. A proposal will come before Salt Lake City voters, most likely in 1992, for the creation ......

A recent order from MetroLink, the Moline, Ill., transit system, for 12 of a possible 18 CNG-fueled El Dorado buses, all powered by John Deere 8.1 L engines, marks the latest step in John Deere Power Systems' expanding gaseous-fueled engine program. Ten of the 30 ft. Metrolink buses, which began ......

EACH YEAR, UTAH'S BURGEONING population places increased strain on our transportation systems: More people, more cars, more air traffic ... all make for more stress on individuals and on our environment. Here's a look at how local innovations relating to air travel and public transportation are keeping us on the ......

Salt Lake City -- Congressman Jim Hansen announces that the UTAH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY will receive $11.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a commuter railroad. The commuter rail is a much-needed element in the long-range plans for public transportation in Utah, proponents say. The federal grant requires a ......

The TSA is a trying out a new program, Diamond Lanes, that will allow travelers to pick lanes based on their travel experience.

I'm not saying that the customer service in my bank is bad, but I went in the other day and asked the clerk to check my balance. She leaned over and pushed me!" ......